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Clerk of courts outlines postage shortfall, bailiff workload and Help Center expansion
Summary
Clerk Pavan Parikh told commissioners a postage shortfall (~$124,968.49) and increasing bailiff workload are driving his budget request and that the Help Center eviction-prevention pilot will expand to five days a week; a transcripted grant amount was inconsistent and recorded as not specified.
Pavan Parikh, Hamilton County clerk of courts, detailed several operational pressures and proposed uses of restricted funds during the Dec. 9 staff meeting. He told commissioners the office anticipates a postage shortfall of $124,968.49 driven by mandatory mailings, case filings and expected USPS rate increases. “We just received notification that postage will go up 6% in January,” Parikh said.
Parikh also said the bailiff division is busier than in prior years: the office recorded 8,202 inmate transfers in 2024 and reported 8,572 hours of courtroom security work. He warned that collective-bargaining…
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